the PEOPLE’S RENT PARTY
Art is not neutral.
It either upholds or disrupts the status quo,
advancing or regressing justice. We are now living inside the imagination of people who thought economic disparity and environmental destruction were acceptable costs for their power. It is our right and our responsibility to write ourselves into the future. All organizing is science fiction if you are shaping the future, you are a futurist, and visionary fiction is a way to practice the future in our minds - alone and together.- Adrienne Maree Brown
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FOR THE PEOPLE
With the support of the Community Justice Project - The People's Rent Party threw two mutual aid performances in an effort to raise emergency funds for the people of Miami, FL in the summer of 2020. This community series was created and organized by Desiree during her time as the organization’s first-ever Artist-In-Residence.
Rent Party 1 worked in partnership with WeCount to distribute $11,074.75 of raised funds to farmworkers, nursery workers, day laborers, & domestic workers in Homestead, FL.
Rent Party 2 worked in partnership with community leader, Emani Castillo to distribute fifteen $500 emergency stipends to black trans women in need of assistance, for a fundraiser total of $7,565.
Rent Party i
For generations, the American housing system has disproportionately displaced black, brown, indigenous, and immigrant communities. Many needed help before COVID 19 and now, thousands are dealing with insecure housing as a result of being out of work with little or no financial support. Rent Party I Line up: DJ Spinelli, Aja Monet, Arsimmer McCoy, Alejandro Elizondo, Yoli Mayor poster by Koa Ho
Rent Party ii
Inspired by the Rent Parties held during the Harlem Renaissance, “The People’s Rent Party” was created to raise money for our people to pay some bills, explore the meaning of home, and highlight the immediate need for protecting the human rights of vulnerable communities. Rent Party II Line up: James Klynn, Dani Murcia, Masisi Studios, DJ Spinelli poster by Koa Ho
this space also serves as an activation for artists to make a deeper connection between creativity & community care.
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art and movement work are inextricably linked — it is ancestral.
it’s an honor to practice this tradition & we’re here to honor it.
TO - GO PLATE
Did You Eat?
If folks decided to donate to the fund, they received a virtual To-Go Plate - a curated collection of art prompts, recipes, music, books, and TV. The To-Go Plate also includes a community resource list to stay involved and continue the fight for an equitable and healed world.
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Still, want a To-Go Plate even though the party’s over? You can get this resource by signing up for the (( jaha newsletter )) .
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the rent’s still due,
so the goal is to keep the party going …
get notified about the next function so you can show up and show out
we all thrive when we take care of each other